Should businesses be required to provide paid leave for full-time employees during the birth of a child or sick family member?

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Yes

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No

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Parental leave or family leave is an employee benefit available in almost all countries.

The terms "parental leave" and "family leave" include maternity, paternity, and adoption leave. Often, the minimum benefits are stipulated by law.

Unpaid parental leave is provided when an employer is required to hold an employee's job while that employee is taking care of a child.

Paid parental leave provides paid time off work to care for a child or make arrangements for the child's welfare. The funds are typically subsidized by higher paid workers, and sometimes by employers (such as in England).

Parental leave has been available as a legal right and/or governmental program for many years, in one form or another. In 2014, the International Labor Organization reviewed parental leave policies in 185 countries and territories, and found that all countries except Papua New Guinea have laws mandating leave.

The United States has unpaid parental leave, available equally to mothers and fathers, mandated by law, while many other countries have paid maternity leave and a few have paid paternity leave.

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